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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment entry rate

Pike County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2022, at 13.684%. Warren County had the lowest, at 4.988%. The median was 9.112% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 9.911%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.684Pike County
Lowest4.988Warren County
Median9.11267 counties
Pennsylvania9.911History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 10.053 %Allegheny County: 10.228 %Armstrong County: 10.736 %Beaver County: 9.703 %Bedford County: 10.903 %Berks County: 9.112 %Blair County: 6.907 %Bradford County: 7.724 %Bucks County: 10.836 %Butler County: 8.942 %Cambria County: 7.468 %Cameron County: 9.756 %Carbon County: 11.677 %Centre County: 8.143 %Chester County: 9.696 %Clarion County: 9.633 %Clearfield County: 8.103 %Clinton County: 7.77 %Columbia County: 8.716 %Crawford County: 7.089 %Cumberland County: 10.18 %Dauphin County: 9.522 %Delaware County: 10.868 %Elk County: 8.134 %Erie County: 8.836 %Fayette County: 9.755 %Forest County: 10.191 %Franklin County: 8.988 %Fulton County: 9.13 %Greene County: 9.258 %Huntingdon County: 9.53 %Indiana County: 9.11 %Jefferson County: 9.453 %Juniata County: 8.478 %Lackawanna County: 9.389 %Lancaster County: 8.903 %Lawrence County: 8.134 %Lebanon County: 9.471 %Lehigh County: 9.649 %Luzerne County: 9.138 %Lycoming County: 7.804 %McKean County: 9.091 %Mercer County: 7.949 %Mifflin County: 6.528 %Monroe County: 11.626 %Montgomery County: 10.241 %Montour County: 6.242 %Northampton County: 9.678 %Northumberland County: 7.547 %Perry County: 8.92 %Philadelphia County: 12.969 %Pike County: 13.684 %Potter County: 5.97 %Schuylkill County: 8.862 %Snyder County: 7.867 %Somerset County: 8.824 %Sullivan County: 8.333 %Susquehanna County: 9.498 %Tioga County: 8.495 %Union County: 8.286 %Venango County: 9.47 %Warren County: 4.988 %Washington County: 9.382 %Wayne County: 10.714 %Westmoreland County: 8.789 %Wyoming County: 8.492 %York County: 9.429 %
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%, 2022. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Pike County: 13.684 %Pike County13.684Philadelphia County: 12.969 %Philadelphia County12.969Carbon County: 11.677 %Carbon County11.677Monroe County: 11.626 %Monroe County11.626Bedford County: 10.903 %Bedford County10.903Delaware County: 10.868 %Delaware County10.868Bucks County: 10.836 %Bucks County10.836Armstrong County: 10.736 %Armstrong County10.736Wayne County: 10.714 %Wayne County10.714Montgomery County: 10.241 %Montgomery County10.241Allegheny County: 10.228 %Allegheny County10.228Forest County: 10.191 %Forest County10.191Cumberland County: 10.18 %Cumberland County10.18Adams County: 10.053 %Adams County10.053Cameron County: 9.756 %Cameron County9.756Fayette County: 9.755 %Fayette County9.755Beaver County: 9.703 %Beaver County9.703Chester County: 9.696 %Chester County9.696Northampton County: 9.678 %Northampton County9.678Lehigh County: 9.649 %Lehigh County9.649Clarion County: 9.633 %Clarion County9.633Huntingdon County: 9.53 %Huntingdon County9.53Dauphin County: 9.522 %Dauphin County9.522Susquehanna County: 9.498 %Susquehanna County9.498Lebanon County: 9.471 %Lebanon County9.471Venango County: 9.47 %Venango County9.47Jefferson County: 9.453 %Jefferson County9.453York County: 9.429 %York County9.429Lackawanna County: 9.389 %Lackawanna County9.389Washington County: 9.382 %Washington County9.382Greene County: 9.258 %Greene County9.258Luzerne County: 9.138 %Luzerne County9.138Fulton County: 9.13 %Fulton County9.13Berks County: 9.112 %Berks County9.112Indiana County: 9.11 %Indiana County9.11McKean County: 9.091 %McKean County9.091Franklin County: 8.988 %Franklin County8.988Butler County: 8.942 %Butler County8.942Perry County: 8.92 %Perry County8.92Lancaster County: 8.903 %Lancaster County8.903Pike County: 13.684 %Pike County13.684Philadelphia County: 12.969 %Philadelphia County12.969Carbon County: 11.677 %Carbon County11.677Monroe County: 11.626 %Monroe County11.626Bedford County: 10.903 %Bedford County10.903Delaware County: 10.868 %Delaware County10.868Bucks County: 10.836 %Bucks County10.836Armstrong County: 10.736 %Armstrong County10.736Wayne County: 10.714 %Wayne County10.714Montgomery County: 10.241 %Montgomery County10.241Allegheny County: 10.228 %Allegheny County10.228Forest County: 10.191 %Forest County10.191Cumberland County: 10.18 %Cumberland County10.18Adams County: 10.053 %Adams County10.053Cameron County: 9.756 %Cameron County9.756Fayette County: 9.755 %Fayette County9.755Beaver County: 9.703 %Beaver County9.703Chester County: 9.696 %Chester County9.696Northampton County: 9.678 %Northampton County9.678Lehigh County: 9.649 %Lehigh County9.649Clarion County: 9.633 %Clarion County9.633Huntingdon County: 9.53 %Huntingdon County9.53Dauphin County: 9.522 %Dauphin County9.522Susquehanna County: 9.498 %Susquehanna County9.498Lebanon County: 9.471 %Lebanon County9.471Venango County: 9.47 %Venango County9.47Jefferson County: 9.453 %Jefferson County9.453York County: 9.429 %York County9.429Lackawanna County: 9.389 %Lackawanna County9.389Washington County: 9.382 %Washington County9.382Greene County: 9.258 %Greene County9.258Luzerne County: 9.138 %Luzerne County9.138Fulton County: 9.13 %Fulton County9.13Berks County: 9.112 %Berks County9.112Indiana County: 9.11 %Indiana County9.11McKean County: 9.091 %McKean County9.091Franklin County: 8.988 %Franklin County8.988Butler County: 8.942 %Butler County8.942Perry County: 8.92 %Perry County8.92Lancaster County: 8.903 %Lancaster County8.903
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Pike County13.684+2.15 pts
2Philadelphia County12.969+0.39 pts
3Carbon County11.677+2.93 pts
4Monroe County11.626+1.16 pts
5Bedford County10.903+5.69 pts
6Delaware County10.868+0.3 pts
7Bucks County10.836+1.04 pts
8Armstrong County10.736+3.7 pts
9Wayne County10.714+2.36 pts
10Montgomery County10.241+0.6 pts
11Allegheny County10.228+1.65 pts
12Forest County10.191+3.78 pts
13Cumberland County10.18+0.9 pts
14Adams County10.053+2.97 pts
15Cameron County9.756+1.95 pts
16Fayette County9.755+2.42 pts
17Beaver County9.703+2.11 pts
18Chester County9.696+0.64 pts
19Northampton County9.678+0.85 pts
20Lehigh County9.649-0.23 pts
21Clarion County9.633+3.5 pts
22Huntingdon County9.53+2.1 pts
23Dauphin County9.522+1.49 pts
24Susquehanna County9.498-0.43 pts
25Lebanon County9.471+2.5 pts
26Venango County9.47+4.4 pts
27Jefferson County9.453+3.7 pts
28York County9.429+1.49 pts
29Lackawanna County9.389+1.65 pts
30Washington County9.382+1.43 pts
31Greene County9.258+2.46 pts
32Luzerne County9.138+0.58 pts
33Fulton County9.13+3.45 pts
34Berks County9.112+2.21 pts
35Indiana County9.11+3.91 pts
36McKean County9.091+0.44 pts
37Franklin County8.988+1.77 pts
38Butler County8.942+1.74 pts
39Perry County8.92+0.74 pts
40Lancaster County8.903+1.08 pts
41Schuylkill County8.862+1.93 pts
42Erie County8.836+2.51 pts
43Somerset County8.824+2.02 pts
44Westmoreland County8.789+1.98 pts
45Columbia County8.716+0.65 pts
46Tioga County8.495+1.82 pts
47Wyoming County8.492+0.13 pts
48Juniata County8.478+0.56 pts
49Sullivan County8.333-2.55 pts
50Union County8.286+0.93 pts
51Centre County8.143+1.18 pts
52Elk County8.134+1.74 pts
52Lawrence County8.134+0.42 pts
54Clearfield County8.103+1.41 pts
55Mercer County7.949+1.77 pts
56Snyder County7.867+0.71 pts
57Lycoming County7.804+0.72 pts
58Clinton County7.77-1.6 pts
59Bradford County7.724+0.1 pts
60Northumberland County7.547-0.38 pts
61Cambria County7.468+1.25 pts
62Crawford County7.089+1.11 pts
63Blair County6.907-0.45 pts
64Mifflin County6.528-0.73 pts
65Montour County6.242-13.14 pts
66Potter County5.97-2.44 pts
67Warren County4.988+0.36 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment entry rate, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment entry rate, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment entry rate, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment entry rate, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Pike County, with 13.684% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Warren County, with 4.988% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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